# Accident 19750209002469A: Rkwell 680, Palm Beach, FL, February 9, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1975
- Place: Palm Beach, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 26.6948° N, 80.0419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6948&lon=-80.0419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N680LP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N680LP-1976-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680 (registry code 0141602, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 680
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,435 total, 457 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75DKT47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKT47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750209002469A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACFT DITCHED DUE ENG FIRE FOLLOWING FAILURE OF L ENG.WRECKAGE NOT RCVRD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA75DKT47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKT47), Feb 9, 1975: Aero Comdr 680 (N680LP), Palm Beach, FL, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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